Black Witches: Novel Themes I Live For

Every October, I have a tradition. I go apple picking or to a harvest festival, I watch all my Disney Channel Original Movies that are Halloween-themed (only my favorites, of course), and I buy a cute fall outfit to welcome me into the season. None of these things are necessarily spooky, but one unspoken tradition I have is reading at least one book about a witch. I have collected titles specifically about black witches that might also interest you.

Witches Seeped in Gold

Ciannon Smart

Conjure Women

Afia Atakora

Magic Dark, Magic Divine

A.J. Locke

Bad Witch Burning

Jessica Lewis

Akata Witch

Nnedi Okoafor

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

Legendborne

Tracy Deonn

How to Succeed in Witchcraft

Aislinn Brophy

Zodiac Starforce Volume 1: By the Power of Astra

Kevin Panetta, Paulina Ganucheau (Illustrator)

The Belles

Dhonielle Clayton

Son of the Storm

Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Have you read any of these? If not, which ones appear the most captivating? What spooky novels are your favorite? Let us know in the comments or on our social media what books you’re digging deep into this fall!

Edited by Rebeca Edwards.